Door County firefighters battle blaze at Ephraim Inn

7:01 AM,
Dec. 31, 2013

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Gannett Wisconsin Media

Every fire department in northern Door County responded Monday morning when fire broke out in the north wing of the Ephraim Inn hotel.

The bed and breakfast overlooking the harbor is closed for the season, so owners Tim and Nancy Christofferson were the out of town when the fire was discovered shortly after 7 a.m.

Flames already were breaking through the roof of the structure when crews arrived at 9994 Pioneer Lane. It took most of the morning to extinguish the blaze, which continued to smolder early Monday afternoon. ...